Missoula is a lively university city where just 13.6% of the nearly 77,000 residents are 65 or older. Its relatively small senior population does, however, have easy access to quality health care, as the city is home to Montana's highest-ranking hospital, Providence St. Patrick Hospital, and the ratio of physicians to residents is around 41% better than the national average.
Missoula's nursing homes provide room and board, around-the-clock supervision and skilled services such as medication administration, wound care, catheter care and disease monitoring. Residents of these facilities can also benefit from social activity programs, rehabilitation therapies and personal care assistance. Shared accommodation in local nursing homes costs an above-average $9,125 monthly, according to the Genworth 2021 Cost of Care Survey. However, significantly more affordable options, assisted living and home care, are available for seniors with less intensive care needs.
This guide compares the cost of residential nursing care in Missoula to nursing home rates across Montana and the expected cost of other local care services, such as in-home health care. Details about free resources available to the city's seniors and financial assistance programs that may help reduce the cost of long-term care are also included.